DREAMWORLD perhaps the most bizarre element of this existence.
I have been experiencing alot of dreaming as of late. I get up at 6 am or so, go back to sleep...have a dream, go back to sleep, have another dream, etc till 10 am or so. It is a wild ride each night.
Of note, I can never get hurt or experience pain in the dream. Dream logic does not equal REALWORLD logic. I never question how there could be wild tigers in the Northeast USA.
Night before last, Eddie Vedder showed up at my parents house and wanted to take me and my girlfriend out to dinner. I was so tired and didn't want to go, I remember asking my Mom to make a cappuccino and watching the swirls of the milk in the coffee as a hypnotic tool. I thought about showing him my toy collection and decided against it. Once again DREAM logic kicks in. I never ask how he knows me or why he wants to go to dinner. Music was not even talked about.
Also of note, I am always myself in my dream...a human male with my same identity.
The next night I was at this hotel dinner. I was helping my sister get her food on her plate and Elvis Presley starts complaining about me holding up the line. I told him he is a nothing and mind his own business. He started threatening me and I started threatening lawsuits. Then it all goes poof and ends.
So what is the purpose of this strange activity of dreaming? If there is any evidence for our existence outside of this place...it is DREAMWORLD. Our bodies lie dormant in a bed, while our essence goes off into wild "impossible" adventures.
Also of note, all of the building blocks of DREAMWORLD have their origin in REALWORLD. Is this existence a tool for gathering these building blocks to create experiences in other realms?
As always, more questions than answers, however, anyone trying to understand this place, must account for dreams and their purpose.
I almost never dream (that I remember) but I have had periods when I dreamed a lot, I used to dream early in the morning when I slept long and when I didn't sleep so deeply (REM-sleep).
ReplyDeleteFor a while, when I woke up, I wrote down what I could remember, it made me start dreaming even more (and/or remembering more), I tried to logically understand my dreams and nightmares. It was a mixture of things that had happened, traumas, thoughts, worries, fears but also my own imagination of what I wanted in my life, desires, etc.
When I didn't understand the dream, I felt confused and scared the day after. When I could understand the dream, I got a feeling of clarity, calm and understanding for myself and my unconscious mind.
Hi Henrik, Thank you for your insightful comment. I did a dream journal for about a decade. I am fascinated that memories from dreams are similar from dreams in this reality. They are both memories. I consider dreams playgrounds for my mind...they can explore elements of my mind that are taboo to this reality. I enjoy the exploration and adventure. Once again, my experience is that I cannot be hurt in dreams. It also tests my resolve to tame fear. Many dreams in which had cobras coiling around my legs, while I resolved not to react honed my taming of fear. The concept of dream amnesia is very important to me and I strive to remember as much of my dreams as possible each day. I think it is similar to recalling aspects of our lives that have been erased.
DeleteThank you so much for your shared experience in this wonderful comment. Best regards, db.